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Strengthen Your Security in the Cloud: Privacy and Data Security

Managing security in the cloud and throughout hybrid environments is a challenge with high stakes — customer data, sensitive information, access privileges, and other cloud-based assets are all at risk when an organization uses the cloud. Let’s explore some common cloud-based security concerns and learn how to keep your cloud environment secure.

Resolve Actions vs. DIY Automation: Which is Really Better?

When it comes to IT automation, the choice between a service orchestration and automation platform like Resolve Actions or building your own automation engine or workflow tool is a pivotal decision. While each option presents its own set of strengths and considerations, Resolve Actions emerges as a powerful solution for organizations looking to streamline their automation efforts. Here’s why.

School Automation: 10 Processes You Can Automate

School automation is the secret component of robust administration in 2024. ‍ In my two decades of experience as a senior business executive and consultant working with global organizations of all sizes, I've witnessed firsthand the transformative power of automation across various sectors. Education, in particular, has undergone significant changes with the adoption of automation, revolutionizing administrative processes, and enhancing operational efficiency within schools. ‍

Easily configure which hosts can participate in CFEngine infrastructure management

Two modules are available for this task: allow-all-hosts and allow-hosts. The first module, allow-all-hosts, configures the most open situation which is to accept hosts from anywhere. This is only recommended in network restricted environments such as a local machine’s virtual machine network or other such closed down situations.

Tech Headaches Begone: 7 Insider Tips for Effortless Business IT Solutions

In this digital age, having efficient business IT solutions is paramount to ensure seamless operations. However, navigating through the complex IT realm can be overwhelming. Fortunately, you can rise above the challenge through business IT solutions catering to your business's specific needs. This article lists seven insider tips to help you achieve effortless business IT solutions.

Feature Friday #8: bundlesequence

Ever want to run just a one or a few select bundles from your policy? While developing policy it’s common to run cf-agent -KI so that you can quickly iterate on changes and the run the policy without locks. But if you are focused on select bundles you may not need the full policy to run, you can use the --bundlesequence option to specify one or more bundles overriding the bundlesequence defined in body common control. Let’s check out an example using the Masterfiles Policy Framework (MPF).

ServiceNow Integration products updates for Washington DC and OAUTH Support

Kelverion is pleased to announce the latest release of all our ServiceNow integrations, which now provide ServiceNow Washington DC release support and include OAUTH for authentication for our REST API-based products. This is our 22nd release of products for ServiceNow, stretching right back to Berlin, providing integrations for System Center Orchestrator 2016, 2019, 2022 and also for Azure Automation.

Recurring 'Service Restart' Remediation with Resolve Actions

In this demonstration we break down Resolve's incident automation, which helps identify recurring IT issues by searching for previous incidents within a specific timeframe. If multiple incidents are detected, the automation flags the issue as chronic, updates the incident, and assigns it for further investigation to prevent endless retries. This system expedites resolving recurring IT issues. What you'll learn.

Puppet + Penacity: Secure Critical Infrastructure with Compliance as a Service

Compliance as a Service (CaaS) can help you tackle some of your biggest compliance challenges like quick policy changes, evolving security risks, and talent shortages. In this blog, we’ll give you options for handling compliance (and ultimately, security) based on your current needs, and help you assess next steps toward a more compliant and secure infrastructure.